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2023 Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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$26,386 Avg Salary
$23,140 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor's Degree School for You

Classical Languages & Literature is the #214 most popular major in the country with 1,428 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Classical Languages & Literature program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for classical languages majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the most popular school in the Plains States Region for classical languages and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 77% of the classical languages majors at the school.

Classical Languages majors at Mizzou take out an average of $20,366 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Classical Languages & Literature at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

#2

Grinnell College

Grinnell, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Grinnell College is a great place for classical languages and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Grinnell, Grinnell is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 80% of the classical languages majors at the school.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular classical languages and literature schools in the Plains States Region . WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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#4

St Olaf College

Northfield, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Olaf College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Northfield, St. Olaf is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in classical languages at the school are women while 17% are male.

Full Classical Languages & Literature at St Olaf College Report

#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great place for classical languages and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

Of the 5 students majoring in classical languages at KU, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#5

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Truman State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular classical languages and literature schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Kirksville, Truman State is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 20% of the classical languages majors at the school.

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#5

Macalester College

Saint Paul, MN

Out of the 22 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Macalester College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Macalester is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in classical languages at the school are women while 60% are male.

Full Classical Languages & Literature at Macalester College Report

#5

Gustavus Adolphus College

Saint Peter, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gustavus Adolphus College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Gustavus Adolphus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Saint Peter.

Of the 5 students majoring in classical languages at Gustavus Adolphus, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 25% of the classical languages majors at the school.

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#10

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for classical languages and literature students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

Of the 3 students majoring in classical languages at Iowa, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Classical Languages & Literature at University of Iowa Report

Best Classical Languages & Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best classical languages and literature schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 32
Minnesota 27
Kansas 10
Iowa 22
Nebraska 3
North Dakota 2
South Dakota 0

One of 17 majors within the area of study, classical languages and literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Classical Languages

Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 15,009
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 8,539
American Sign Language 2,724
East Asian Languages 2,293
Germanic Languages 1,425

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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